The indomitable spirit of the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in electoral politics has been on display this elections as he criss-crossed the Assembly constituencies campaigning for the Janata Dal (Secular) candidates over the last fortnight.
From issues pertaining to irrigation and agriculture to reservation, the JD(S) supremo has covered a range of subjects in his speeches at the election rallies. Since he started his campaign on April 24 till the public campaign ended on May 8, Mr. Gowda covered 38 Assembly constituencies, mostly in the South Karnataka region, heli hopping in a packed schedule. He addressed 68 rallies during the campaign, including five at Chennapatna where his son and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is contesting and three in Ramanagara where his grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy is contesting.
